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The Larger Catechiſm 67. in Chriſt, and Obedience to him. But infants, de- ſeending from Parents, either both, or but one of them, profeſſing Faith in Chriſt, and Obedience to him, are, in that reſpect. within the Covenant, and to be baptiſed o. in Acts viii. 36, 37. & ii. 38. o Gen. xvii. 7, 9 with Gal. ill. 9. 14. Col. ii 11, 12. Acts ii. 38, 39. & Rom. iv. 11, 12, I Cor. vii. 14. Mat. xxviii. 19. Luke xviii. 15. 16. Rom. 11. 16. Q. How is our Baptiſm to be improved by us? A. The needful, but much neglected, Duty of improving our Baptiſm, is to be performed by us all our Life long, eſpecially in the Time of Temptati- on, and when we are preſent at the Adminiſtration of it to others p, by ſerious and thankful Conſide- ration of the Nature of it, and of the Ends for which Chriſt inſtituted it, the Priviledges and Benefits con- ſerred and ſealed thereby, and our ſolemn Vows made therein q: by being humbled for our ſinful Defilement, our falling ſhort of, and walking con- erary to, the Grace of Baptiſm and our Engagements r: by growing up to Aſſurance of Pardon of Sin, and of all other Bleſſings ſealed to us in that Sacra- ments by drawing Strength from the Death and Reſurrection of Chriſt, into whom we are baptized, for the mortifying of Sin, and quickening of Grace t, and by endeavouring to live by Faith v, to have our Converſation in Holineſs and Righteouſneſs w, as thoſe that have therein given up their Names to Chris x ; and to walk in brotherly Love, as being baptiſed by the ſame Spirit into one body y. p Gol. ii. 11, 12. Rom. vi. 4, 6, 11. q Rom. vi. 3, 4.5 r I Cor. 1. 11, 12, 13. Rom. vi. 2. 3. ſ Rom. iv. 11, 12. I Pet. iii. 21. t Rom. vi. 3, 4, 5. v Gal. iii. 26, 27. w Rom. vi. 22. x Actſ ii. 38. y t Cor. xii. 13, 25, 26, 27, 12 Q. What